May 2027

Wednesday

Plavanga

Vaikasi

Budhan

Theypirai

Shashtitill 3.35 pm, then Saptami

Thiruvonamtill 3.50 pm, then Avittam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.03–2.53

Yamagandammorning 7.35–9.25

Kuligaimorning 11.13–1.04

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.20 am (next day): Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.46–7.35night 10.07–10.41

Computed for Sacramento, in US Pacific time (PDT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 5.46 am to 7.35 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.49 am Thursday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Sacramento

Computed for Sacramento, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

5.46–7.35 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.46–7.35 am, inside the clear stretch

9.25–11.13 amClear of every caution

2.53–3.35 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.35–9.25 am

11.13 am–1.04 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.34–1.33 pm

1.03–2.53 pm

8.18–10.07 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 5.20 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 5.20 am, until Saturday 4.40 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise5.46 am

Sunset8.20 pm

Moonrise1.13 am (next day)

Moonset11.02 am

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Sacramento's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sacramento by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Shashti, till 3.35 pm 24–34 nazhigai	Saptami
	Thiruvonam, till 3.50 pm 25–10 nazhigai	Avittam
	Brahma Yogam, till 1.32 pm 19–25 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 3.35 pm 24–34 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.49 am (next day) caution 57–37 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sacramento

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.05–5.53 am	A favourable window
	4.31–5.08 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.35–9.25 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.13 am–1.04 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.34–1.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.03–2.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.18–10.07 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.46

Dhanam¹7.36

Sugam9.25

Soram11.13

Visham1.03

Uthi²2.53

Amirtham³4.42

Rogam6.31

Night

Uthi⁴8.20

Amirtham⁵9.32

Rogam10.41

Labam11.53

Dhanam1.03

Sugam2.14

Soram3.24

Visham4.34

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Tyajyam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Saumya Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 3.50 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949

2084

2083

5129

1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrishabha	5.46 am	7.05 am
Mithuna	7.05 am	9.22 am
Kataka	9.22 am	11.52 am
Simha	11.52 am	2.21 pm
Kanya	2.21 pm	4.49 pm
Tula	4.49 pm	7.19 pm
Vrischika	7.19 pm	9.43 pm
Dhanu	9.43 pm	11.44 pm
Makara	11.44 pm	1.17 am
Kumbha	1.17 am	2.33 am
Meena	2.33 am	3.46 am
Mesha	3.46 am	5.11 am
Vrishabha	5.11 am	5.46 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Sacramento.

Horai

Day

Budhan5.46

Chandra6.59

Sani8.12

Guru9.25

Sevvai10.38

Suriya11.50

Sukran1.03

Budhan2.16

Chandra3.29

Sani4.42

Guru5.55

Sevvai7.08

Night

Suriya8.20

Sukran9.08

Budhan9.55

Chandra10.42

Sani11.29

Guru12.16

Sevvai1.03

Suriya1.50

Sukran2.37

Budhan3.24

Chandra4.11

Sani4.58

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

	North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force from 5.19 am, until Thursday 4.40 pm